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You’re probably at this website because you’ve been assigned to do a science fair project. Maybe you’re thinking about this like your other school work. No!

Doing a science fair project doesn’t have to be anything like school work. In fact it can be great fun, if you choose a topic or project on something that’s really interesting to you. Do you like plants or food, or computers or sports? Do you enjoy roller coasters, computer games or dinosaurs? Have you ever asked yourself why something works the way it does? Science is all around you, and you can do a science project on anything that interests you. You’re only limited by your own imagination.

It doesn’t matter if you’re in elementary school, middle school or high school, you should go through the same process to pick a topic. The most important thing is to choose a subject that’s interesting and fun for you — and your science fair project won’t be mind-numbing like some of your other schoolwork might be.

If you’re genuinely interested in the subject of your science fair project, then your interest will come through in the quality of your project, and in your interviews with the judges.

A life-long interest and passion for all-things dinosaurs, resulted in 16 year old Barnas Monteith winning first place in the International Science and Engineering Fair. [The Patriot Ledger, May 23/24 1992]

Check out MisterScienceFair’s books….

Visit our Book Resources Page here/above or Tumblehome Learning to see some MrScienceFair contributor books, including "Fraudulent Fossil" "Hackensack Hacker" and "Dinosaur Eggs & Blue Ribbons." A new book about NASA and the ISS is coming next spring as well. All books are adventure stories (both fictional, and non-fiction) which are science fair-themed, and targeted toward the age range of students who are about to enter, or thinking about entering a science fair soon!

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Science Daily Tidbit

Edwin Armstrong (1890-1954) was born on this day in 1890. Armstrong was an electrical engineer who became fascinated by stories of great scientists such as Michael Faraday and Marconi and was determined to become an inventor like them. His inventions laid the foundation for much of modern radio and electronic circuitry. Fascinated by radio at an early age, he built a 125-foot-tall antenna in his front yard and went on to invent the continuous-wave transmitter, regenerative and superheterodyne circuits, as well as frequency modulation for the FM radio systems. His inventions and developments created radio communications as we know it.